St Francis 360
by Elena Nosyreva
Title
St Francis 360
Artist
Elena Nosyreva
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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El Santuario de Chimayo is a Roman Catholic Church in Chimayo, New Mexico, USA. This shrine, a National Historic Landmark, is famous for the story of its founding and as a contemporary pilgrimage site. It receives almost 300,000 visitors per year and has been called "no doubt the most important Catholic pilgrimage center in the United States."
St Francis of Assisi is known as the patron saint of animals, the environment, and is one of the two patron saints of Italy.
Perhaps the most famous incident that illustrates the Saint's humility towards nature is recounted in the "Fioretti" ("Little Flowers"), a collection of legends and folklore that sprang up after the Saint's death. It is said that, one day, while Francis was travelling with some companions, they happened upon a place in the road where birds filled the trees on either side. Francis told his companions to "wait for me while I go to preach to my sisters the birds." The birds surrounded him, intrigued by the power of his voice, and not one of them flew away. He is often portrayed with a bird, typically in his hand.
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August 18th, 2013
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